I would still be an island, floating in the rough and isolating sea of existential despair, slowly eroding by the waves of the human condition that would eventually disappear underneath the watery depths. of course we still are islands, subjected to the boundaries of our physical bodies and our metaphysical minds where the wild things unique to each islands' individual habitat dwell. but this collection of individual plots of sand is connected by a network of bridges created from the concrete of desperation and reinforced by the steel rods of hope in which our thoughts and our emotions and our experiences traverse. and as the ever increasing network of connections grow, we realize that island life doesn't have to be so unbearable.

Without Pandy's I would have bailed on therapy ages ago. Here I have found the strength, understanding and support that I've needed to keep going on this journey. Thanks to Pandy's I know that I am not alone.

I love this thread, so much wonderful stuff here!
Without Pandy's I would have bailed on therapy ages ago. Here I have found the strength, understanding and support that I've needed to keep going on this journey. Thanks to Pandy's I know that I am not alone.

Without Pandy's I think I would still be thinking that I must've been treated badly because there is something wrong with me. I've thought for years that I must have done something, said something, believed something to cause someone to harm me. Being here, hearing other people's stories, that one blog post that speaks to you or that one comforting comment from a stranger -- means more than you'll know.

Without Pandy's, I would still be another stone-cold, dead-to-the-world survivor, unable to let the child in me off the hook in a morally responsible way. Now I can say, sometimes with a sense of pride, I was raped as a child. I've never seen Pandy's as the way to heaven -- rather a way out of hell.

Without Pandy's, I don't think I would be starting a journey towards acceptance and healing. In the short time I've been here, I am so amazed by each and every single person on here. There are many other forums and websites I've tried to look at, but Pandy's is by far the most welcoming, accepting and friendliest.

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